Former Bournemouth defender Morrell has suggested that Cook’s move from Leeds to the Cherries shows how things are changing.

“Leeds has always been a big club and it has only been in recent years that they have dropped down, mainly due to the finances,” Morrell told The Daily Echo. “They don’t seem to have the resources to get out of the Championship.

"People talk about players going to a small club like Bournemouth but they have to realise things are very different now.

“Our club is punching above its weight with the big boys in the Premier League and they know they have to make these investments in order to stay there.”

“Lewis was clearly a player Leeds thought very highly of and they didn’t want to lose him,” added Morrell. “Everyone expects him to go to the very top and it is encouraging that these players want to come to Bournemouth.”

During the 2015-16 season, Cook scored one goal and created 46 chances in 42 Championship appearances for Leeds.

Subhankar Mondal

A football journalist based in Wakefield, Subhankar Mondal has previously worked for Goal.com International and Skysports.com, and has had his sports articles published in The Guardian and The Observer. He has also been on the BBC in the past and his name once found its way to the pages of the World Soccer magazine. He was recently cited in a major Louis van Gaal biography.